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Lake Symposium Will Focus on Action

Saturday’s Chautauqua Lake Symposium will offer the public a first-hand opportunity to hear how lake science will translate into action in 2026. County Executive PJ Wendel will lead off the event at 9 a.m. at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel in Celoron, and presenters are expected to include ...

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Wind Gusts Create Outages In Region About 65 power outages across central and southern Chautauqua County are impacting 1,200 customers on Saturday morning. The outages are reported south of Jamestown and around Chautauqua Lake. High winds led to most of the outages with 234 active outages affecting more than 4,300 customers upstate, according to National Grid. Highest wind gusts were reported in the north county by National Weather Service spotters on Friday night and Saturday morning. They include: Fredonia, 60 mph; Forestville and Jamestown airport at 53; Clymer, 52; Ripley and ...

Property Taxes, Electric Costs Up In Mayville

MAYVILLE – Village residents are looking at a hike in their property taxes as well as electric rates. During this week’s Mayville Village Board meeting, the board unanimously approved the budget for the 2026-27 year. The overall budget is $2,373,433 budget with a levy, which is the ...

Project Crossroads, Tasers On Council Agenda

Multiple resolutions included on the agenda for tonight’s City Council work session are looking for approvals of equipment purchases from both the Jamestown Police Department and Department of Public Works. The first item the police department is looking to purchase is Apricot case management software for Project Crossroads using funds from the STRIVE grant. The STRIVE grant was previously approved by the council, and the case management software will use $22,300 of those funds. According to the agenda, this program will allow Project Crossroads to uncover insights through advanced ...

Explaining Prescription Coverage In Medicare

Question: I changed my insurance for 2026 and I am having trouble with my Prolia shot - what are my options? Answer: First let me explain what Prolia is for those that may not know. Prolia is a prescription injection, administered by a healthcare professional. It is usually given once every six months. The medication is designed to treat osteoporosis in men and women. The ‘administered by a healthcare professional’ part of that description is the key part to understanding how it is covered. There are a number of similar medications to Prolia, like Reclast, but for this article ...

Sentencing Announced In Fatal Botched Robbery

A former Amherst resident has been sentenced to eight years in prison and five years of parole supervision for his role in a 2024 botched robbery attempt in the city of Jamestown. The incident resulted in the shooting death of a Dunkirk man, one of his accomplices, and gunshot injuries ...